For many years, researchers and science fiction authors have forecast a future in which AI systems drastically increase the pace of overall scientific and technical progress, making things move so quickly that it is hard for humans to keep up.
They call this the singularity. I believe that this year we have gained convincing evidence that it has now begun.
Erik Craddock@eriklink
Import AI 477: In which I tell the IMF the Singularity has begun
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Import AI 477: In which I tell the IMF the Singularity has begun
Jack Clark’s IMF lecture argues that AI-driven scientific progress signals the beginning of the singularity and explores how humanity can share its benefits.